Re: <nettime> Blaming Soros, the Burmese currency crisis

[mf@mediafilter.org (MediaFilter)]

Before you cry for the military thugs who enslave burma,
or further demonize George Soros for his sleazy capitalist
games, get the background on Burma:

        For 34 years the people of Burma have been ruled by a military junta as
        tyrannical and secretive as any in the modern era. Now, desperate for
        hard currency, the country's dictators are at pains to establish Burma
        as a vacation paradise. Posing as a travel consultant, John Pilger
        penetrated beyond this new tourist trail to uncover a nightmare
world of
        intimidation, forced displacement, and slavery.

        The Burmese Gulag
        by John Pilger from Issue 58, CovertAction Quarterly
        http://caq.com/CAQ/CAQ58burmese.html

--Paul Garrin


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